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English II · Quiz 1 · 23 Feb 2025 · January 2025 term

English 2 Quiz 1 23 Feb 2025 — Question 14

Question 14

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‘Biting cold.’ What is the figure of speech used here?

  1. A

    Metaphor

  2. B

    Synecdoche

  3. C

    Personification

  4. D

    Oxymoron

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  • C

    Personification

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Question 14 of 40 in the IIT Madras BS English II (English 2) Quiz 1 paper sat on 23 Feb 2025, in the January 2025 term (IIT M FOUNDATION AN EXAM QDF2 23 Feb 2025). It carries 1 mark.

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